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setup_adobe_reader.exe

Adobe Reader

Download Assistant

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application setup_adobe_reader.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent.

File name:

Publisher:

Download Assistant (signed and verified)

Product:

Adobe Reader

Version:

3.0.0.89

MD5:

9fff585900f8e6205e7e1341f23cc5fb

SHA-1:

0acba6d306df303b889b26fce661377cda08742d

SHA-256:

5f97cae859fce93828a6ee970d05442393ae9b684b775d48dc5c8f26ec39a93f

Scanner detections:

19 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

1/13/2025 12:25:24 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

402

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Bundler

2015.03.23

avast!

Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]

2014.9-151230

AVG

Potentially harmful program DownloadAssistant.A

2016.0.2880

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

1.0.20.1820

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S

22057

Dr.Web

Trojan.Vittalia.30

9.0.1.0364

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.15.12.30.08

ESET NOD32

Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2015-30-12_4

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

15.12.25

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A

v2015.12.30.08

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

16.0.0.1092

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig

0.30.24.1357

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.12.30.08

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)

15.12.30.8

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48

23.00.65.151228

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782985

39486

File size:

957.2 KB (980,144 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.89

Original file name:

setup_adobe_reader.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Assistant

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

2/15/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

2/16/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:

3784E4CAC60231ED82FD7E8E845E8CE3

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

4/1/2015 11:41:34 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:OBHB+/iyUH8P4wd5Yds+I/9MrNvV9stLpungJh4OF7V6RpBd0Q+5RN2/ZzZJcCZo:OBHdhcP4wbjYfWLpugxAl+/QR/CE+4G

Entry address:

0x126A

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 10, 49, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3... 
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Entropy:

7.0401

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

The file setup_adobe_reader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files.1download.io/.../download_adobe_reader_b1.php?tr=b&flag=us&cid=1319042753.1427946087&prd=&cmp=Adobe Reader&adid=&kw=free adobe reader download&qs=download&mt=b&sl=&tv=v1.04b-1&geo=

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